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Summary: Time to talk, time for the truth, but are their hearts ready for that?

Timeline: Beginning of Turbo season, night of the tournament after the Muranthias. Outside the Youth center.

A/N: This story was never about the reason of the letter so I didn't take too much trouble on that.

Title: Never Gone

By: Mili

Chapter 3: Crawling back to you

They sat on a bench outside the Youth Center without talking, just watching the sky, the starts. They are both shaking but it's not cold outside, they are just scared of this. Scared to hear something that their hearts can't take. Tommy keeps his hands on his pockets while Kim has her eyes on the sky with her finger making circles on her leg. They both know exactly what they want to talk about but neither knows how to start. Tommy took a deep breath before start the conversation.

"So"

"So"

"How is Florida?" Tommy asked with trembling voice. 'That is a start but try to stay cool' he thought, they have to break the ice before talk about what they really want to.

"Great"

"Your training?"

"Perfect. I've been training really hard and the Coach thinks that I have a chance to win medals in the competition" She explained, taking the moment to clear her mind and think about what she wants to tell him "How about you?"

"Everything is great"

"School? Your training?"

"Perfect"

Again the silence between them, Kim took a deep breath before ask something that she knows she shouldn't but she needs to hear it from him.

"So, you and Kat are together now?" she kept her eyes on the sky, afraid to watch his eyes.

"Kat is an amazing girl and any man would be happy to be with her" Kimberly tried in vane to hide her hurt, she lowered her face, now her eyes on the ground "I love her but I'm not in love with her, We had just talked and decided to be friends" Tommy explained her, even when a part of him didn't want to.

"Oh!" Kim gasped surprised for his words "Sorry"

"I'm Ok. How about you? How is your boyfriend?" That question has been in his mind since he first had her close on the Megazord after they rescued her and Jason from the Muranthias.

"I don't have a boyfriend" She whispered, taking a deep breath to gain the strength to face what is about to happen.

"What?" Tommy asked surprised "What about the man that you met? The guy that made you broke up with me?" He asked in a tone that Kim couldn't recognize.

"I didn't meet anyone. I lied," she responded, lifting her eyes to meet his.

"What?" he whispered, she almost couldn't hear him but his hurt was so clear for her.

"I'm so sorry" two little tears won the battle and now are rolling down her face.

"How?...Why?" He asked exasperate. His gaze so filled with anger and hurt that is scaring her.

"I felt so lonely in Florida, I missed you so much" her face fell again.

"I was lonely too and I was missing you too" she still has her eyes on the ground, she continued like she didn't hear him

"I spent all days training really hard, I was tired, one day my roommate entered to our room, drunk and with a bottle in a bag, she said something has happened with her and she needed me, she offered me to drink with her, At first I didn't want but she seemed so hurt that I wanted to help her," she has to stop here to take a moment to think how one single moment changed her life.

"I'm not a good drinker so after 3 drinks I felt dizzy. My roommate was completely drunk by then. When we drunk the half of the bottle we started talking. She had a boyfriend in her town when she went to the training they decided to stay together, they said they would wait for each others, when she went back to visit on Christmas she found him very close to another woman, her best friend, He had called her that morning and had told her that He fell out in love with her and now He was in love with her friend. My roommate was so hurt." She remembered how she wished never felt that way.

"I had your some pictures close to my bed, one of us at the lake, one with Jason and the first team, one with Aisha and the second team, and I got one with all the new team with Kat. My roommate always was making jokes about how you and Kat looked so good in that picture, that day she asked me if I wasn't afraid that you started something behind my back like it had happened to her. I always told her that I trust in you, she said she was the same with her boyfriend. I was so drunk that I started doubting. I knew you found Kat attractive, come on, tall, blond, every man dreams, I couldn't compete with her but I didn't want to doubt us, so I told my roommate that I trust in you and I decided to call you. When I call to your house your mother said that you were out, with Kat. I felt so awful, I didn't want to believe but I was so bad, it wasn't fair for you to wait for me when you can be with someone like Kat. I didn't want you to cheat on me, so I found a piece of paper and I wrote that letter and run to the mail to sent it"

"You lied to me!" He raised his voice.

"We were talking less, I was so drunk. That night I realized what I had done" Kim explained him.

"Why didn't you call me?" He asked, turning his eyes to face her, without showing any emotion.

"I wanted but I couldn't.I couldn't call you and tell you that I didn't trust you," she explained between tears.

"You lied to me. You broke my heart for nothing, because you didn't trust me, you didn't trust in us" He said hurt in his voice, face, gaze.

"Tommy, I'm so sorry," she sobbed.

They sat there quite for a few minutes, Kim was crying harder by now; Tommy kept his face down, looking to the ground. She was letting him think about what she had said and gathering the straight to tell him how she feels about him.

She started talking softly through her tears "Tommy I still love you.I know I made a mistake and I hurt you deeply but I love you and I. I can't.I need you" her crying almost didn't let her speak.

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Flashback

"That's really sad" Kimberly whispered, she lowered her gaze looking to the floor of Tommy's room

"What's wrong?" Tommy asked concern.

"I don't know. I was just thinking, you don't think something like that can happen to us right?" she asked softly.

"Of course not, I'm sure of that" He assured her smiling "You know why I'm so sure about it?"

"Why?"

"Because I would never be so stupid to let you go" Tommy said without doubt on his voice.

She smiled "Neither would I" She took his hand on hers.

"I know that. Then nothing will separate us" He assured her smiling, he lifted her hand and place a little kiss on it. She smiled him.

End of flashback

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"Kim" He spoke a few seconds after hearing what she said "I can't believe you lied to me, you hurt me so badly, I can't forgive you now for what you did to me, What I'm feeling right now for you is anger, I can't even stand be close to you right now, I." He stood up, walking away from her.

"Tommy Please, don't leave me, Please" She took his arm and turned him to face her.

"I can't, I'm sorry" His voice straight, his gaze breaking her heart. He frees his arm and kept walking never turning to her. She just watched him leave; she sat again to do what her heart is begging her now, cry.

To be continued

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